Westwood High School Freshman Gabriel Grondz was honored this past weekend in Kalamazoo at the VFW Voices of Democracy Banquet for his essay topic titled, "America, Where Do We Go From Here?"

Gabriel was awarded first place at the VFW post and District level, which advanced him to the State level. He was among 12 finalists in the state where he was awarded a $1000 scholarship from the VFW and Auxiliary.

Congratulations to Gabriel!

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